RIDE TO RAISE MONEY TO HELP PAY FOR DRIVER'S EDUCATION FOR TEENAGERS.  PAUL COLEMAN, GREAT-NEPHEW OF SANDI LAFOY, LOCAL 728 BOOKKEEPER, WAS LOST IN A CAR CRASH WHERE HIS TEENAGE FRIEND WAS NOT AN EXPERIENCED OR EDUCATED DRIVER.  FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONTACT SANDI AT THE LOCAL AT 404-622-0521.

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NEWS RELEASE DATED JUNE 18, 2009             FREIGHT UPDATE

NOLAN ZEIGLER, GRANDSON OF YRC EMPLOYEE LARRY MACDONALD AND SON OF YRC EMPLOYEE WILLIAM ZEIGLER WON THE TITLE OF SOUTHEAST CHAMPION OF THE 2009 SOAP BOX DERBY.  HE WILL GO TO THE NATIONAL DERBY IN JULY.   WAY TO GO NOLAN!!  http://www.mdjonline.com/content/index/showcontentitem/area/1/section/15/item/134942.html

YRC CHANGE OF OPERATIONS - JUNE 4, 2009 & CORRECTIONS

ABF DECISION HEARD JUNE 4, 2009 IN CHICAGO

IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR YRC, HOLLAND, REDDAWAY AND NEW PENN

The Multi-Region Change of Operations hearing will be held May 11 -13.  Read entire Change.

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The event seemed to carry more significance this year with the swearing-in the next day of the nation’s first African American president, Barack Obama.    We marched holding signs that said "workers rights are human rights," said Randy Brown, President of Local 728.  "We focused our message on passage of the Employee Free Choice Act."  This year's March and Rally remembered the 40th anniversary of King's assassination and the 40th anniversary of the Poor People's Campaign.  As Teamsters, we are honored to take part in this annual event and continue the struggle for worker and human rights that King devoted his life to improving," Brown said.

Truck drivers who haul U.S. mail for Mail Contractors of America (MCA) out of the Atlanta terminal have voted for Teamster representation. The 116 truck drivers will be members of Teamsters Local 728 of Atlanta. Gaining respect on the job, having a voice against arbitrary work rules and achieving improvements in wage rates and benefits were some of the reasons why employees voted for Teamster representation.  "I just want us to have a good contract that provides a level playing field for all employees," said Sam Glass, a 6-year employee of MCA. "We have a strong group and we look forward to negotiating our first contract." Rep. John Lewis (D-GA) recently wrote to the MCA's terminal manager in Atlanta encouraging the company to respect workers rights. "I am a firm believer that unions play a positive role in our community by raising peoples' living standards and helping to negotiate positive changes in the workplace." 

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The First Transit bus drivers at Georgia Southern University in Statesboro unanimously ratified their first contract Friday, November 21^st.  The ratification vote culminates a year-long organizing campaign by Local 728 to win Teamster contracts at all First Transit locations throughout the state. Local 728 has successfully won four NLRB elections in its regional organizing drive this year. The drivers at Georgia Southern University are the last unit of drivers to ratify their new contract.  Under the newly ratified contract, the drivers at GA Southern University will receive significant wage increases, extended vacation time, the right to refuse unsafe equipment, and their first ever paid holiday on Thanksgiving.  Teamsters Local 728 President Randy Brown said "we are very proud to welcome these drivers to the Teamsters Union. The drivers stood together throughout the campaign and during the negotiation process. There is good reason to give thanks on this Thanksgiving."